Mississippi Highway 619
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USS Vicksburg Way | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by MDOT | ||||
Length | 2.816 mi[1] (4.532 km) | |||
Existed | 1989–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | Main gate of former Naval Station Pascagoula | |||
North end | MS 617 in Pascagoula | |||
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Counties | Jackson | |||
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Mississippi Highway 619 (MS 619), also known as USS Vicksburg Way, is a 2.8-mile-long (4.5 km) north–south unsigned state highway in Jackson County in the Mississippi Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. It connects the site of the former Naval Station Pascagoula (now ) with both the and the city of Pascagoula. MS 619 is the only road access to Singing River Island.
Route description[]
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MS 619 begins on at the main gate of the former Naval Station Pascagoula (now ). It heads west for a couple hundred feet before crossing a nearly 2.6-mile-long (4.2 km) bridge over , which first curves northward for the majority of the span before curving eastward. The highway now crosses onto the mainland for only a 0.1 miles (0.16 km) before coming to an end at an intersection with MS 617 (Jerry St. Pé Highway) at the northern end of the .
The entire length of Mississippi Highway 619 is a two-lane highway, with a 55-mile-per-hour (89 km/h) speed limit.[2]
History[]
MS 619 was originally opened in 1989,[3] coinciding with the completion of the new Naval Station Pascagoula. The route was signed as USS Vicksburg Way in April 1993.[4] While the base closed in 2006 (though has been converted to ), the highway still exists and is open to traffic, serving as the only road access to .[citation needed]
Major intersections[]
The entire route is in Jackson County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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0.000 | 0.000 | Main gate of former Naval Station Pascagoula | Southern terminus; south end of state maintenance | ||
Pascagoula | 2.816 | 4.532 | MS 617 (Jerry St. Pé Highway) | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References[]
- ^ a b Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (2019). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
- ^ Google (August 26, 2021). "Map of Mississippi Highway 619" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
- ^ "Singing River Causeway opens". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. April 21, 1989. p. 12. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hannaford, Jim (May 9, 1993). "Ship-shape streets". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. 17. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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- State highways in Mississippi
- Transportation in Jackson County, Mississippi